An Election Quiz - Part 2 - (Grades 4-6)

Instructions:

Complete the sentences below to test your understanding of how we elect our president, senators, and congressional representatives. Use the mouse or the TAB key to move between questions. Check your answers in the box next to each question.


1. Prior to the general election, some states hold elections.
2. In these elections, each party selects the it wants for president.

3. During the summer before the election, the major political parties each hold a
4. At this event the parties choose a for president.

5. By law, election day is the second of November.
6. The winner of the election is the candidate who gets the greatest number of votes.

7. The ceremony at which the new president is sworn in is called the .
8. This ceremony takes place in of the year following the election.

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